Mysterious Tar Balls Shut Down Florida Beaches

Mysterious Tar Balls Shut Down Florida Beaches As Coast Guard Launches Investigation
Mysterious tar balls washed up on several Florida beaches, forcing closures and triggering an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard. Fort Lauderdale’s shoreline was among the most impacted, after the strange oil slicks shut down swimming.
Coast Guard investigating reports of tar balls washed up on Florida beaches
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after tar balls were seen washed up on southeast Florida beaches. The substances were reported in the Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach areas on Saturday, Petty Officer Diana Sherbs told USA TODAY in an emailed statement.
South Florida beaches seeing oily tar balls wash ashore; Coast Guard investigating
Most of Fort Lauderdale’s beach was shut down to swimmers during a busy Saturday due to oil washing ashore, city officials confirmed. The beach itself is still open, but no one is allowed into the water from lifeguard stations 1 to 16,
Tar balls make sticky mess on Palm Beach beaches during busy weekend
Palm Beach's chief lifeguard confirmed the tar balls were spotted along the town's Atlantic Ocean coastline. Their origin is unclear.
Tar balls spotted at South Florida beaches
The Miami Sector Coast Guard confirmed there are tar balls at several South Florida Beaches. So far, the Coast Guard has confirmed sightings at Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Pompano, and Deerfield Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard is the leading agency in this investigation.
Tar balls wash ashore along South Florida beaches, source unknown
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA - Oily tar balls have been washing up along South Florida beaches, stretching from Fort Lauderdale to Lake Worth Beach in Palm Beach County, raising environmental concerns and frustrating beachgoers.
Some Florida beachgoers say black tar balls creating sticky mess on the coast
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the source of a sticky black substance washing up on some Florida beaches.
Tar balls on South Florida beaches have dissipated on their own, Coast Guard says
After aerial flights and physical searches, the Coast Guard says the little blobs of oil are no longer floating ashore.
Tar balls wash up on Palm Beach shores, beachgoers face sticky situation
It was beautiful weather for the beach this weekend, but beachgoers found themselves in a sticky situation. The US Coast Guard reported tar balls washing up on
Tar balls washed up across South Florida beaches over the weekend
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Vacation destination closes beaches over gross ‘tar balls’ as cause remains a mystery: ‘Thought it was a sea creature’
When we first came down here, there was like weird, black globs on the beach … I thought it was a sea creature or something,” one man said.
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